Africa

News Brief: Infrastructure Funds, Sudan's Government, Japan's Emperor

5:03am April 30, 2019

Democrats and Republicans seek better ways to fund infrastructure projects. Opposition and military leaders are in talks about Sudan's transition. Japan's emperor abdicates the throne Tuesday.

World News

Sudan Military Rulers Meet With Opposition Leaders Who Demand A Transition Of Power

6:34pm April 29, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

Demonstrators in Sudan continue protests in front of the military headquarters in Khartoum as opposition leaders meet with military rulers to discuss a handover to civilian power.

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World News

Cyclone Kenneth Strikes Mozambique With Devastating Floods And Winds

4:53pm April 29, 2019

Cyclone Kenneth is the second to hit Mozambique in six weeks. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Deborah Nguyen with the World Food Programme about the damage and relief efforts.

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The remnant of one family's house in the town of Macomia in Mozambique after Cyclone Kenneth hit on Thursday. It was the second intense cyclone to strike the country in six weeks.

Health & Safety

Photos: Picking Up A Million Pieces After A Rare And Angry Storm

4:18pm April 29, 2019

A photojournalist pictures of the toll of Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique reveal moments of despair — and yet a quiet determination to rebuild.

World News

The Situation In Libya And What The U.S. Wants

8:58am April 28, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro talks with analyst Karim Mezran of the Atlantic Council about the developing situation in Libya.

Environment

Another Cyclone Devastates Mozambique

5:14pm April 27, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with photojournalist Tommy Trenchard about Cyclone Kenneth, the second devastating cyclone to hit Mozambique in just six weeks.

Seventh-grade teachers Rita Ibrahim John, left, and Anotinia Marquez Bero, right, must share a single room to teach their two classes. Cyclone Idai destroyed 32 classrooms at Eduardo Mondlane Primary Completion School in Mozambique.

Students In Mozambique Are Afraid The Winds Will Blow Them Away

9:33am April 26, 2019

by Tendai Marima

Cyclone Idai damaged over 600 schools in Mozambique. Teachers and administrators struggle to rebuild and keep kids in class in the aftermath.

Health workers marched in Butembo on Wednesday to protest the violence they're facing. The demonstration comes in the wake of an attack last Friday in which an epidemiologist from Cameroon was shot and killed.

Health & Safety

Why Health Workers In The Ebola Hot Zone Are Threatening To Strike

2:36pm April 25, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

Threats and attacks have become a way of life — even for staff at regular hospitals. For the simple act of referring patients to Ebola treatment centers, they have become targets.

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World's First Malaria Vaccine Launches In Sub-Saharan Africa

11:05pm April 23, 2019

by Michaeleen Doucleff

It took more than 30 years to develop. The hope is it will eventually save tens of thousands of lives each year. But there are a few issues.

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Dr. Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung of Cameroon, who was killed on Friday in the attack on an Ebola response command center in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Health & Safety

The Doctor Killed In Friday's Ebola Attack Was Dedicated ... But Also Afraid

1:01pm April 23, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

Dr. Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung of Cameroon arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo just four weeks ago – and was increasingly worried about his safety.

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